The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-08-17
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.


Patrons of husbandry - spinsters and
widows.
There are two mails daily TO Hartford now,
instead ozone as heretofore.
peoples Popular Price Combination" at
the opera house each night this week.
l.. Crandall remembered the NoRTHERNER
boys with some very fine pears. Thanks.
Notice the advertisement of the reliable
drug and grocery firm. Bartram 81 Milling
ton.
DR.. Ferguson is decorating the ceilings
and painting the wood work of his dental
parlors.
Prof. Russell says it's his old acquaintance,
rheumatism. that makes him walk so care
fully nowadays.
JIG. Warner, the meat-market man, has
been placed on the roll of L. $. pensioners.
Good for jerome.
II is reported that Postmaster Ihling, not
to be behind the times, has invited the presi-
dent TO visit Lake Cora.
G.. w. Rooms has just completed a forty
dollar single harness for VIM. II. Buell. of
Kalamazoo. It's beauty.
Ed. Arnold, who has charge of the boats at
Lake Park, will furnish live minnows for all
who may come there to fish.
Someone exchanged gossamers with Mrs.
Anna Barton at the church last Sunday and
she would much prefer her own.
Quite a mum Der of foreign scholars have
already made their arrangements to attend
our union school this coming year.
The beautiful drama, Driven from Home"
taken from one of Tennysons poems, at the
opera house this Wednesday evening.
Aron's Hand Bell Ringers will give one of
their interesting entertainments at the opera
house on Tuesday evening, August 23d.
Mrs. Will Pike lost her hammock some
where on the road to Lake Park The finder
will confer favor by leaving it at this Office.
w. J.. Sharp, who lives three miles west of
Paw Paw, will sell his stock and farming
utensils at auction on Thursday, August
25th.
Some of the many attractions offered to
patrons of our public schools are mentioned
in the new advertisement, to be found in
this paper.
Will Nelson caught one Of the finest pick
erels in Pugsley's Lake last Saturday that has
been taken from that lake this season. Ii
was monster.
Arthur Williams, convicted before Justice
Mason of disorderly conduct, in default of
the payment of fine of one dollar and costs,
was sent up for ten days.
Madam Rumor has it that in the near
future one of our wealthiest widowers will
taIy into hipoCalf 60 a,,I 49,
to believe the old lady's report this time.
The plastering overhead in the masonic
hall was all torn off and replaced with an en-
tirely new wall. The Courier characterizes
the job as piece of excellent calcimining.
Ford Murch, one of our townsmen. has
Just received pension through the Galigan
agency, in little less thnn eight months
from the time of first making the applica-
ton.
Charley Emery has his new horse -shoeing
establishment in the old wooden block on
Kalamazoo street in full operation, where he
will be pleased to serve customers promptly
and in first class style.
return game of ball will be PLAYED
between the Lawtons and Paw Paws, at Law
ton, next Friday afternoon. Each club has
Out buIub 10 lutlI CItQil anu Julss INC Ou(l
game, will be warmly contested.
j. l.. Van Ness returned from Petoskey on
Monday of this week, where he had been
called some two weeks ago on account of the
illness of his daughter, Mrs. Mary f. Brewer.
He reports her so far recovered as TO be
able to sit up when he left.
AS was predicted by some the present ad-
ministration has been filling the public offices
with ex-rebels. Even our genial postmaster
has taken the hint and fallen into line by
appointing lady deputy from the late con-
federacy, Miss Cora Harden of Mobile, Ala.
We understand that the meeting advertised
few weeks since TO be addressed by Mr.. A.
J. Scott, q colored preacher, and which failed
to materialize at the appointed time, will be
held next Sunday at two o'clock p. m, at
Lake Park. Subject, "There is a sin unto
death"
The old outside stairway leading to the
Dyckman House basement has been covered
over and the railing around il torn down.
This was philanthropic act on the part of
Mr.. Longwell, ss il relieves certain people
from the responsibility of keeping that par
ticular railing from flying off into space.